2017 January NTA UGC NET Solved Question Paper-1

The
CBSE NET examination 2016 December was not held; instead the UGC conducted the next
UGC NET exam on 22nd January 2017. The UGC NET Examination Question Paper-1 of
22nd January 2017, Test Booklet Code X along with answer keys are given below.
The answer keys are as per the answer keys released by CBSE on behalf of UGC.

1.
When verbal and non-verbal messages are contradictory, it is said that most
people believe in

10.
Ali buys a glass, a pencil box and a cup and pays Rs. 21 to the shopkeeper.
Rakesh buys a cup, two pencil boxes and a glass and pays Rs. 28 to the
shopkeeper. Preeti buys two glasses, a cup and two pencil boxes and pays Rs. 35
to the shopkeeper. The cost of 10 cups will be

(1)
Rs.40

(2)
Rs.60

(3)
Rs.80

(4)
Rs.70

Answer: (4)

11.
Out of four cities given below three are alike in some manner while the fourth
one is different. Identify the odd one

(1)
Lucknow

(2)
Rishikesh

(3)
Allahabad

(4)
Patna

Answer: (1)

12.
Given below are some characteristics of reasoning. Select the code that states
a characteristic which is not of deductive reasoning:

(1)
The conclusion must be based on observation and experiment.

(2)
The conclusion should be supported by the premise/premises.

(3)
The conclusion must follow from the premise/premises necessarily.

(4)
The argument may be valid or invalid.

Answer: (1)

13.
The missing term in the series 1, 4, 27, 16, ?, 36, 343, ... is

(1)
30

(2)
49

(3)
125

(4)
81

Answer: (3)

14.
Men and woman may have different reproductive strategies but neither can be
considered inferior or superior to the other, any more than a bird's wings can
be considered superior or inferior to a fish's fins. What type of argument it
is ?

(1)
Biological

(2)
Physiological

(3)
Analogical

(4)
Hypothetical

Answer: (3)

15.
Among the following propositions two are related in such a way that they cannot
both be true but can both be false. Select the code that states those two
propositions.

Propositions:

(a)
Every student is attentive.

(b)
Some students are attentive.

(c)
Students are never attentive.

(d)
Some students are not attentive.

Codes:

(1)
(a) and (b)

(2)
(a) and (c)

(3)
(b) and (c)

(4)
(c) and (d)

Answer: (2)

16.
Given below are two premises ((a) and (b)). From those two premises four
conclusions (i), (ii), (iii) & (iv) are drawn. Select the code that states
the conclusions validly drawn from the premises (taking singly or jointly.)

17.
If the statement 'None but the brave wins the race' is false which of the
following statements can be claimed to be true?

Select
the correct code:

(1)
All brave persons win the race.

(2)
Some persons who win the race are not brave.

(3)
Some persons who win the race are brave.

(4)
No person who wins the race is brave.

Answer: (2)

18.
If two standard form categorical propositions with the same subject and
predicate are related in such a manner that if one is undetermined the other
must be undetermined, what is their relation?

(1)
Contrary

(2)
Subcontrary

(3)
Contradictory

(4)
Sub-altern

Answer: (3)

The
table below embodies data on the sales revenue (Rs. in lakh) generated by a
publishing house during the years 2012-15 while selling books, magazines and
journals as three categories of items. Answer questions 19 — 21 based on the
data contained in the table.

Sales
Revenue (Z in lakh)

2012

2013

2014

2015

Journals

46

47

45

44

Magazines

31

39

46

51

Books

73

77

78

78

Total

19.
The number of years in which there was an increase in revenue from at least two
categories of items, is

(1)
0

(2)
1

(3)
2

(4)
3

Answer: (3)

20.
If the year 2016 were to show the same growth in terms of total sales revenue
as the year 2015 over the year 2014, then the revenue in the year 2016 must be
approximately:

(1)
Rs. 194 lakh

(2)
Rs. 187 lakh

(3)
Rs. 172 lakh

(4)
Rs. 177 lakh

Answer: (4)

21.
In 2015, approximately what percent of total revenue came from books?

(1)
45%

(2)
55%

(3)
35%

(4)
25%

Answer: (1)

A
University professor maintains data on MCA students tabulated by performance
and gender of the students. The data is kept on a computer hard disk, but
accidently sonic of it is lost because of a computer virus. Only the following
could be recovered:

Panic
buttons were pressed but to no avail. An expert committee was formed, which
decided that the following facts were self evident:

(a)
Half the students were either excellent or good.

(b)
40% of the students were females.

(c)
One-third of the male students were average.

Answer
questions 22 — 24 based on the data given above:

22.
What proportion of female students are good?

(1)
0

(2)
0.25

(3)
0.50

(4)
0.75

Answer: (2)

23.
Approximately, what proportion of good students are male?

(1)
0

(2)
0.73

(3)
0.43

(4)
0.27

Answer: (2)

24.
How many female students are excellent?

(1)
0

(2)
8

(3)
16

(4)
32

Answer: (1)

25.
Read the following two statements:

I:
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is considered a subset of
Information Technology (IT).

II:
The 'right to use' a piece of software is termed as copyright.

Which
of the above statement(s) is/are CORRECT?

(1)
Both I and II

(2)
Neither I nor II

(3)
II only

(4)
I only

Answer: (2)

26.
Which of the following correctly lists computer memory types from highest to
lowest speed?

(1)
Secondary Storage; Main Memory (RAM); Cache Memory; CPU Registers

(2)
CPU Registers; Cache Memory; Secondary Storage; Main Memory (RAM)

(3)
CPU Registers; Cache Memory; Main Memory (RAM); Secondary Storage

(4)
Cache Memory; CPU Registers; Main Memory (RAM); Secondary Storage

Answer: (3)

27.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE?

S1:
The decimal number 11 is larger than the hexadecimal number 11.

S2:
In the binary number 1110.101, the fractional part has the decimal value as
0.625.

(1)
SI only

(2)
S2 only

(3)
Both S1 and S2

(4)
Neither S1 nor S2

Answer: (2)

28.
With regard to a word processing software, the process of combining static
information in a publication together with variable information in a data
source to create one merged publication is called

(1)
Electronic mail

(2)
Data sourcing

(3)
Mail merge

(4)
Spam mail

Answer: (3)

29.
DVD technology uses an optical media to store the digital data. DVD is an acronym
for

(d)
Administrator of a Union Territory Select the correct answer from the codes
given below:

Codes:

(1)
(a) only

(2)
(c) only

(3)
(a) and (c)

(4)
(a), (b), (c) and (d)

Answer: (2)

42.
The purpose of value education is best served by focussing on

(1)
Cultural practices prevailing in the society.

(2)
Norms of conduct laid down by a social group.

(3)
Concern for human values.

(4)
Religious and moral practices and instructions.

Answer: (3)

43.
Assertion (A): Learning is a lifelong process.

Reason
(R): Learning to be useful must be linked with life processes.

Choose
the correct answer from the following code:

(1)
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(2)
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(3)
(A) is true, but (R) is false.

(4)
(A) is false, but (R) is true.

Answer: (1)

44.
Effectiveness of teaching has to be judged in terms of

(1)
Course coverage

(2)
Students' interest

(3)
Learning outcomes of students

(4)
Use of teaching aids in the classroom

Answer: (3)

45.
In which teaching method learner's participation is made optimal and proactive?

(1)
Discussion method

(2)
Buzz session method

(3)
Brainstorming session method

(4)
Project method

Answer: (4)

46.
One of the most powerful factors affecting teaching effectiveness is related to
the

(1)
Social system of the country

(2)
Economic status of the society

(3)
Prevailing political system

(4)
Educational system

Answer: (4)

47.
Assertion (A): Formative evaluation tends to accelerate the pace of learning.
Reason (R): As against summative evaluation, formative evaluation is highly
reliable. Choose the correct answer from the following code:

(1)
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(2)
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(3)
(A) is true, but (R) is false.

(4)
(A) is false, but (R) is true.

Answer: (3)

48.
Which of the following set of statements represents acceptable propositions in
respect of teaching-learning relationships?

Choose
the correct code to indicate your answer.

(i)
When students fail in a test, it is the teacher who fails.

(ii)
Every teaching must aim at ensuring learning.

(iii)
There can be teaching without learning taking place.

(iv)
There can be no learning without teaching.

(v)
A teacher teaches but learns also.

(vi)
Real learning implies rote learning.

Codes:

(1)
(ii), (iii), (iv) and (v)

(2)
(i), (ii), (iii) and (v)

(3)
(iii), (iv), (v) and (vi)

(4)
(i), (ii), (v) and (vi)

Answer: (2)

49.
In doing action research what is the usual sequence of steps?

(1)
Reflect, observe, plan, act

(2)
Plan, act, observe, reflect

(3)
Plan, reflect, observe, act

(4)
Act, observe, plan, reflect

Answer: (2)

50.
Which sequence of research steps is logical in the list given below?

(1)
Problem formulation, Analysis, Development of Research design, Hypothesis
making, Collection of data, Arriving at generalizations and conclusions.

52.
The issue of 'research ethics' may be considered pertinent at which stage of
research?

(1)
At the stage of problem formulation and its definition

(2)
At the stage of defining the population of research

(3)
At the stage of data collection and interpretation

(4)
At the stage of reporting the findings.

Answer: (3)

53.
In which of the following, reporting format is formally prescribed?

(1)
Doctoral level thesis

(2)
Conference of researchers

(3)
Workshops and seminars

(4)
Symposia

Answer: (1)

54.
The principal of a school conducts an interview session of teachers and
students with a view to explore the possibility of their enhanced participation
in school programmes. This endeavour may be related to which type of research?

(1)
Evaluation Research

(2)
Fundamental Research

(3)
Action Research

(4)
Applied Research

Answer: (3)

Read the following passage carefully and
answer questions from 55 to 60 : The last great war, which nearly shook the
foundations of the modern world, had little impact on Indian literature beyond
aggravating the popular revulsion against violence and adding to the growing
disillusionment with the 'humane pretensions' of the Western World. This was
eloquently voiced in Tagore's later poems and his last testament, Crisis in
Civilisation. The Indian intelligentsia
was in a state of moral dilemma. On the one hand, it could not help
sympathising with England's dogged courage in the hour of peril, with the
Russians fighting with their backs to the wall against the ruthless Nazi
hordes, and with China groaning under the heel of Japanese militarism; on the
other hand, their own country was practically under military occupation of
their own soil, and an Indian army under Subhas Bose was trying from the
opposite camp to liberate their country. No creative impulse could issue from
such confusion of loyalties. One would imagine that the achievement of Indian
independence in 1947, which came in the wake of the Allies' victory and was
followed by the collapse of colonialism in the neighbouring countries of
South-East Asia, would have released an upsurge of creative energy. No doubt it
did, but unfortunately it was son submerged in the geat agony of partition,
with its inhuman slaughter of the innocents and the uprooting of millions of
people from their homeland, followed by the martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi. These
tragedies, along with Pakistan's invasion of Kashmir and its later atrocities
in Bangladesh, did indeed provoke a poignant writing, particularly in the
languages of the regions most affected, Bengali, Hindi, Kashmiri, Punjabi,
Sindhi and Urdu. But poignant or passionate writing does not by itself make
great literature. What reserves of enthusiasm and confidence survived these
disasters have been mainly absorbed in the task of national reconstruction and
economic development. Great literature has always emerged out of chains of
convulsions. Indian literature is richer today in volume, range and variety
than it ever was in the past. Based on the passage answer the following
questions from 55 to 60:

55.
What did Tagore articulate in his last testament?

(1)
Offered support to Subhas Bose.

(2)
Exposed the humane pretensions of the Western World.

(3)
Expressed loyalty to England.

(4)
Encouraged the liberation of countries.

Answer: (2)

56.
What was the stance of Indian intelligentsia during the period of great war?

(1)
Indifference to Russia's plight.

(2)
They favoured Japanese militarism.

(3)
They prompted creativity out of confused loyalties.

(4)
They expressed sympathy for England's dogged courage.

Answer: (4)

57.
Identify the factor responsible for the submergence of creative energy in
Indian literature.